Coming from behind, the Cardinals scored five runs in the last two innings to defeat the Giants, 7-4. John Cumberland, formerly with the Giants, gained his first victory in a Cardinal uniform.

The Redbirds erased the Giants' 3-2 lead with three runs in the eighth on doubles by Bernie Carbo and Joe Torre, a pass to Ted Simmons and another double by Ed Crosby. Two extra tallies in the ninth were unearned on throwing errors by Jerry Johnson and Willie McCovey. [The Sporting News]
St. Louis Cardinals 7, San Francisco Giants 4

Game Played on Saturday, August 19, 1972 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Cardinals    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  3  2  -   7 10  0
Giants       2  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  8  3


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   1   1   0     0   1   .303      Bonds rf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .263
Sizemore 2b           4   1   0   0     0   0   .263      Speier ss             2   1   1   1     3   0   .273
Carbo rf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .266      Henderson lf          5   1   1   1     0   1   .251
Torre 1b              3   2   3   1     2   0   .304      McCovey 1b            3   1   0   0     2   1   .220
Simmons c             4   2   1   3     1   0   .298      Rader c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .258
Melendez cf           4   0   1   0     1   2   .260      Fuentes 2b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .262
Crosby 3b             5   0   2   2     0   0   .221        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Maxvill ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .227      Maddox cf             4   0   1   1     0   2   .262
Santorini p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .069      Kingman 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .215
  Higgins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reberger p            2   0   1   0     1   1   .240
  Allen ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .111        Arnold 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .218
  Palmer p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .314
  Durham pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .556
  Cumberland p        1   0   0   0     0   1   .071

Totals               37   7  10   6     5   5             Totals               33   4   8   4     7   8

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 11,256
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Giants 9
DP: Cardinals 2, Giants 0
Errors: McCovey, Fuentes, Johnson
Doubles: Carbo 2 (8), Torre (25), Crosby (7), Reberger (1)
Home Runs: Simmons (12), Speier (13)
Stolen Bases: Bonds 2 (33), Maddox (8)
Caught Stealing: Fuentes (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Sizemore (1)
GIDP: Henderson (4)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Santorini               1.1   5   2   2   2   2   0  11   4.93
Higgins                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.74
Palmer                  4     2   1   1   5   5   0  18   3.15
Cumberland W(1-5)       3     1   1   1   0   1   1  10   7.74
Totals                  9     8   4   4   7   8   1  40

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reberger L(3-2)         7.2   9   5   5   2   4   1  34   3.62
Johnson                 1.1   1   2   0   3   1   0   9   4.50
Totals                  9    10   7   5   5   5   1  43

Wild Pitches: Palmer (3)

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Doug Harvey


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to center; Sizemore grounded out
(third to first); Carbo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds singled to center; Bonds stole second; Speier
flied out to center [Bonds to third]; Henderson singled to
center [Bonds scored]; McCovey walked [Henderson to second];
Rader singled to center [Henderson scored, McCovey to second];
Fuentes struck out; Maddox struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Giants 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre singled to left; Simmons homered [Torre
scored]; Melendez grounded out (third to first); Crosby grounded
out (second to pitcher); Maxvill flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Kingman flied out to right; Reberger doubled to
left; Bonds singled to left [Reberger to third]; Bonds stole
second; Speier walked; HIGGINS REPLACED SANTORINI (PITCHING);
Henderson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Speier out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
2, Giants 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: ALLEN BATTED FOR HIGGINS; Allen was called out on
strikes; Brock struck out; Sizemore reached on an error by
Fuentes [Sizemore out at third (right to third)]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: PALMER REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); McCovey walked;
Rader flied out to right; Fuentes singled to center [McCovey to
second]; Maddox singled to right [McCovey scored, Fuentes to
third]; Maddox stole second; Kingman struck out; Reberger
walked; Bonds flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Giants 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Carbo lined to first; Torre singled to left;
Simmons forced Torre (third to second); Melendez struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Speier walked; Henderson struck out; McCovey popped
to shortstop; Rader popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Crosby grounded out (first unassisted); Maxvill
grounded out (second to first); Palmer grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Fuentes walked; Maddox struck out; Kingman struck
out while Fuentes was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Sizemore
grounded out (third to first); Carbo doubled to left; Torre
walked; Simmons flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Reberger struck out; Bonds grounded out (third to
first); Speier walked; Palmer threw a wild pitch [Speier to
second]; Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Giants 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Melendez singled to right; Crosby singled to left
[Melendez to second]; Maxvill forced Melendez (first to third)
[Crosby to second]; ALOU BATTED FOR PALMER; Alou forced Maxvill
(shortstop to second) [Crosby to third]; DURHAM RAN FOR ALOU;
Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: CUMBERLAND REPLACED DURHAM (PITCHING); McCovey flied
out to center; Rader lined to shortstop; Fuentes popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Sizemore flied out to left; Carbo doubled to
right; Torre doubled to left [Carbo scored]; Simmons was walked
intentionally; Melendez was called out on strikes; Crosby
doubled to right [Torre scored, Simmons scored]; JOHNSON
REPLACED FUENTES (PITCHING); ARNOLD REPLACED REBERGER (PLAYING
2B); Maxvill was walked intentionally; Cumberland struck out; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Kingman
grounded out (third to first); Arnold grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Giants 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Brock singled to pitcher; Sizemore reached on an
error by Johnson on a sacrifice bunt [Brock to third, Sizemore
to second]; Carbo flied out to right; Torre was walked
intentionally; Simmons grounded out (first unassisted) [Brock
scored (unearned), Sizemore scored (error by McCovey) (unearned)
(no RBI), Torre to second]; Melendez walked; Crosby grounded out
(second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 7,
Giants 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Speier homered;
Henderson grounded out (third to first); McCovey was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Giants 4.
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